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Top positive review

I read The Saboteur by Andrew Gross and really liked it so I started reading the Ty Hauck series. I enjoy his character development and his stories. The books I have read so far as "page turners". I have now read all four of the Ty Hauck series and while I am impressed with the writing and story line I am compelled to write this review because what happened in book 4 should not happen at all and especially among good writers. There are three instances where Gross refers to previous books and gets it wrong three times. 1. In book 4 Gross writes that Ty was in his car when he accidentally ran over his 4 yr old daughter. In book 1-3 Ty was not in the car. 2. In book 4 Gross writes that Karen (book 2) is in Baltimore taking care of her father. Books 2-3 stated that she went to Atlanta. 3. Book 4 Gross writes that Brandon is the son of Annie while in books 2-3 his name was Jared. An author looses credibility when the little things affect a story. Such as either book 2 or 3 when he shuts off the power to a house but then the printer churns doing a critical scene. I will nonetheless continue to read his books. Mistakes like this move has moved Andrew Gross from my "great" writer list to my "good" writer list. And while I'm at it, please don't have an american character say fortnight ...

Top critical review

In a well-written crime-thriller I expect some slightly supernatural events, but I do like to keep loosely within the territory of "all right, it could happen" even if unlikely. This book is very well researched, and about an interesting and very timely topic. However, the situations that the stars of the story manage to escape from does stretch the boundaries of what is plausible. The writing itself is average and would be okay if the author was less highly praised for past work. I finished reading the book, but I am not motivated to read anything else by the author. I hate that feeling.

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The plot could have worked if written by a competent writer, however, the two main characters, Dani and Ty are incredibly stupid! The both survive attempts on their lives that no one reasonably could. Despite numerous attacks and threats on their lives they take very little precautions. Ty, some kind of super detective, doesn't even carry a gun.and when he finally gets one , he can't pull the trigger to save his own stupid life!

I honestly can't say what compelled me to read this mess of a book to the end. I certainly won't read another by this author!

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This was a very predictable storyline. The characters were almost stereotypical and one dimensional. The ending felt contrived to the point of being almost unbelievable.

I was very much offended by the "joke" made prior to the attempted murder scene of Dani. There is NOTHING funny about this mischaracterization of African American men. It added nothing to the storyline whatsoever. Consequently, I will never buy another book written by Andrew Gross. The surname fits in this case.

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The storyline has been done many many times before and nothing new is added here, the characters have been done before and aren't anymore likeable in this story than in others like this one, the pace is so slow you can knit a sweater in the time it'd take you get past page 100 and nothing happens, it's the usual 'civilian gets involved and tries to get an investigation started and then can't stay out of it', that's been done over and over, the wicked stepfather, and just on and on, then you have pages and pages of just descriptions and that is what numbs me and this book was very numbing with descriptions.

I am a very picky reader and as I've said before---unnecessary descriptions page after page is just not what I want to read in a book